Unless those pieces were absolutely necessary for a concours restoration, I would have shopped at a local vendor. I've never shopped at Eckler's, the more I read, the more turned off I get re them!
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Went to mount the column back in place today, one of the mounting studs stripped out. Are these studs welded in place from the factory?. A couple good whacks with a ball peen hammer wouldn't pop the...

Just a thought. I'm running Sanderson BB56 3/4 length headers. No I don't have an AME chassis, but these headers could give you the space you need between the collector flange and the exh. opening in...